Occupational contact allergy to formaldehyde and formaldehyde releasers

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 280-289

  Aalto Korte, Kristiina ^a   Kuuliala, O ^a   Suuronen, K ^a   Alanko, K ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

2 bromo 2 nitropropane 1,3 diol; Benzyl hemiformal; Bioban; Hexahydro 1,3,5 Tris (hydroxyethyl)triazine; N,N methylenebismorpholine; N,N methylene bis(5 methyl)oxazolidine

Indexed keywords

BENZYL HEMIFORMAL; BRONOPOL; DETERGENT; FORMALDEHYDE; HEXAHYDRO 1,3,5 TRIS(HYDROXYETHYL)TRIAZINE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; N,N METHYLENEBIS(5 METHYL)OXAZOLIDINE; N,N' METHYLENEBISMORPHOLINE; SOAP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CREAM; EYELID; HAIRDRESSER; HAND; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LIQUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; PATCH TEST; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; COHORT STUDIES; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; MALE; MORPHOLINES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OXAZOLES; PATCH TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 55149102654     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: 16000536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01422.x     Document Type: Article

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